Israeli electric vehicle startup REE and Japan's Hino Motors have demonstrated in-wheel motor technology. It can be seen from the officially released photos that the chassis of vehicles equipped with in-wheel motors is very regular. I believe this will definitely make a great contribution to the riding space and storage space.
REE and Hino used a 6 × 6 vehicle chassis to demonstrate the wheel motor. It can be seen that the front wheel of the car is larger and the rear wheel is smaller. However, according to reports, the front and rear wheels are equipped with wheel motors. . According to the official introduction, the wheels of the car are directly fixed to the motor. Like ordinary models, the system is also equipped with brake calipers and brake discs.
"rear wheel"
The photo shows that the wheel is fixed with four bolts. If the in-wheel system (in-wheel motor, etc.) fails, the entire system can be replaced by removing the bolt; REE principal Lan Decker said that replacing the entire system only requires About 15 minutes.
"Concept truck effect with in-wheel motor"
In fact, this is not the first time that REE has shown in-wheel motor technology. In July of this year, REE had demonstrated a vehicle chassis with integrated motor, suspension and steering system. Using this system, REE also proposed the concept of an electric truck. The front passengers are directly above the front wheels, and it seems that space utilization is considerable.